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News
from Edible Phoenix
September 2006
Dear
Charter Members of the Edible Phoenix Community,
Have you signed up with a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm for the fall season? If not, you may be disappointed as they are filling up fast and some of them are even moving to a waitlist.
A
CSA is like having your own private farmer
(well maybe I should say a local farmer
you share with other Valley CSA members).
At the beginning of the season the CSA sells
multi-month shares which entitle members
to a portion of the produce grown on the
farm each week. Depending on the CSA, you
either pick up or have delivered a bag or
box with an assortment of that week's vegetables
straight from the farmer's field.
Although
the CSAs will tell you the type of produce
they typically include in their deliveries
each season, part of the fun is discovering
what's in your bag each week. For me it's
like opening a present—I greet each offering
with the giddy anticipation of a small child
on Christmas morning. Once I unwrap my bounty,
I pull out the recipe books and plan what
I'll cook for the upcoming week. The corn
will be tonight's dinner as I think it's
best eaten right from the field. The baby
greens are so delicate they can become a
salad. Zucchini will be a side dish later
in the week. And then there are the turnips
again. Since they're not my favorite vegetable
I'm always on the lookout for creative new
recipes. Maybe something Asian this time
. . .
VALLEY CSA FARMS
Crooked
Sky Farms
www.crookedskyfarms.com
Farmer is Frank Martin. Valley pick-ups
available at Downtown Phoenix Public Market
and Estrella Mountain Community College.
Desert
Roots Farm
www.desertrootsfarm.com
Farmer is Kelly Saxer. Limited delivery
available for North Scottsdale, Carefree
and Cave Creek. Pick-up available at the
farm in Queen Creek and in Phoenix and Scottsdale.
Little
Farm in Gilbert www.members.tripod.com/ltlfarmaz/
Farmer is Lauren Cathcart. Pick-up available
in Ahwatukee, Tempe, Chandler and Gilbert.
FOOD
EVENTS
Want
the latest news on the Valley's food happenings?
Turn to the Edible Phoenix events
calendar: www.ediblephoenix.com/pages/calendar.htm
OUR
NEXT ISSUE
Look
for the fall issue of Edible Phoenix
on September 15. We'll feature mesquite,
a special dinner at Tucson's Janos Restaurant,
dates, Grub dinners and Lo-Lo's Chicken
& Waffles. See the "Get a Copy" page on
the website for an updated list of our distribution
locations and/or to sign up for an annual
subscription.
SNEAK
PEEK
Our
new Edible Nation blog won't officially
debut until next month, but you can access
it now for a special sneak preview (www.ediblenation.com).
On the blog you'll find the musings of Edible
Communities' Bruce Cole as well as articles
from our sister publications around the
United States.
EDIBLE SANTA FE
And
speaking of sister publications, we're pleased
to announce that Edible Santa Fe
has joined Edible Communities and has published
its first issue. Sign up for a subscription
at www.ediblesantafe.com
and read about saving the New Mexico chile,
Label Rouge birds and the food traditions
of Tesuque Pueblo.
PHOENIX COOKS!
Edible Phoenix will have a booth at the Phoenix Cooks! event on Saturday, September 2 at the Arizona Biltmore so come by and say hello. We'll be in the Grand Ballroom bringing you books from local food authors Mary Garland, Claire Bush, Pam Schwartz and Gwen Ashley Walters.
Warm
regards,
Pamela L. Hamilton
Editor and Publisher, Edible Phoenix
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